{"id":21124,"date":"2026-03-02T11:21:42","date_gmt":"2026-03-02T05:51:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=21124"},"modified":"2026-03-02T12:10:50","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T06:40:50","slug":"bureau-of-energy-efficiency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/bureau-of-energy-efficiency\/","title":{"rendered":"Bureau of Energy Efficiency"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Bureau of Energy Efficiency Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, the 25th Foundation Day of the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE), Ministry of Power, Government of India, was celebrated in New Delhi.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Bureau of Energy Efficiency<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>statutory body<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> which<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">was established in 2002 under the provisions of the <\/span><b>Energy Conservation Act, 2001.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Objective: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The primary objective of BEE is to <\/span><b>reduce energy intensity in the Indian economy.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Nodal Ministry:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Ministry of Power.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Function and Duties of Bureau of Energy Efficiency<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It coordinates with <\/span><b>designated consumers, designated agencies<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and other organizations; recognizes, identifies and utilizes the existing resources and infrastructure, in performing the functions assigned to it under the Energy Conservation Act.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The EC Act provides for regulatory and pro\u00admotional functions which are assigned to the organisation.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Regulatory functions<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Develop minimum energy performance standards for equipment and appliances under Standards and Labelling<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Develop minimum energy performance standards for Commercial Buildings<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Develop Energy Consumption Norms for Designated Consumers<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Schemes of Bureau of Energy Efficiency<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/national-action-plan-on-climate-change\/\" target=\"_blank\">National Mission for Enhanced Energy Efficiency<\/a><\/strong> (NMEEE), Energy Conservation Building Code (ECBC), Standards and Labeling Scheme, Municipal Demand Side Management (MuDSM) Scheme, Agricultural Demand Side Management (AgDSM) Scheme.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pib.gov.in\/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2234134&amp;reg=3&amp;lang=2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">PIB<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Bureau of Energy Efficiency is a statutory body which was established in 2002 under the provisions of the Energy Conservation Act, 2001. 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